Umbrella



May 1, 1923. I 1,453,500 M. H. HARTZ ELL UMBRELLA Filed y 15, 1922 V 24 ::=i QM Patented May 1, 1923.

rit Stat" monnisnnae rzntnor PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

UMBRELLA) Application filed May 15,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that LMomus H. I-IARTZELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia. in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to umbrellas provided with runners and tip cups; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed whereby the runner is unlocked after the ribs have been released from the tip cup by the continuous movement of a finger sleeve upon the rod towards its handle end.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through one form of the devices constructed according to this invention, showing them in the closed position and applied to a self opening umbrella. Fig. 2 is a side view of the umbrella rod and tip cup shown in Fig. 1, but with the parts in the opened position and turned one-quarter around. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section similar to Fig. 1, but shows a modification in the arrangement of the spring catch. Fig. 1 is also a longitudinal section similar to Fig. 1, but shows the devices applied to an umbrella which is not self opening, and shows a modified form of finger sleeve and tip cup.

The umbrella rod 5 is preferably a tubular rod as ordinarily used, and it has a lOngitudi nal slot 6 in one side. The retaining catch 7 for the runner is a spring catch, and it is inserted in the tubular rod 5, and is movable in the rod so that its retractible end portion may work in the slot-6. This retractible end portion of the catch 7 is provided with two ratchet-shaped teeth 8 and 9 having a single notch 10 between them. The lower tooth 9 is arranged to project farther through the slot than the upper tooth 8. The tooth 8 operates as a catch which retains the runner on the lower part of the rod when the umbrella is closed.

The runner 15 is slidable on the rod 5, and it has a flange or detent 16 at its lower end which slides up the upper tooth or retaining catch 8 and engages with the notch 10 when the runner is slid down the rod towards the handle 12 in the act of closing the umbrella. When the umbrella is of the self-opening shown in Fig. 1.

1922. Serial No. 561,129.

kind. the upper and middle portions of the runner are made large enough to contain the usual opening spring and inner sleeve, as The umbrella stretchers are pivoted to the upperendportion ofthe runner in the usual manner."

The tip cup 18 which engages with the tips of the umbrella ribs 19, is secured on a'finger sleeve 20. In the form of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the fingersleeve is relatively short, and it is provided-with a projecting-flange or detent 21 which is slid'ablem in the notch 10 upon the lower tooth 9 of the retaining catch. The finger sleeve is slid able on the umbrella rod 5, and its lower end portion is preferably mounted on a collar 22 secured to the rod, and having a stop flange 24 which limits the downward movement of the finger sleeve. The handle 12 is secured on the lower end portion of the rod 5, and abuts against'the flange 24:, but the collar 22 may be omitted, if desired, so that the handle forms the stop for the finger sleeve.

Vhen the finger sleeve 20 is partially slid it releases the runner, which is slid up the rod to open the umbrella, and the, tip cup'is returned to its original position by the spring catch and the lower ratchet-shaped tooth, asshown in Fig. 2.

In closing the umbrella, the runner 15 is slid down the rod until, it engages with the spring catch 7. The tips of the ribs are then pressed together with one hand, while the other hand pulls the finger sleeve down the rod sufliciently to enable the tips to be placed in the tip cup 18. I

In the form of the device shown in Fin. 1, the teeth are formed on the lower end portion of the spring catch 7, but in the modification shown in Fig. 3 they are on the upper portion of the spring catch 7 which is reversely similar to the catch 7.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the detent 16 is at one end of a slot 30 formed in the runner 15, and the tip cup 18' is secured on the middle part of the finger sleeve 7 21 which engages with the spring catch, and the action of the parts is the same as hereinbefore described.

What I claim is:

1. Thecombination, with an umbrella rod provided with a spring retaining catch for the runner, said catch having also a pro jecting tooth; of a finger sleeve slidable on the rod and having a projection which bears constantly on the inclined face of the said tooth, said sleeve being slid upwardly on the rod by the said spring catch and op- 2. The combination, with an umbrella rod provided with a spring retaining catch for the runner, said catch having also a projecting tooth which projects from the rod to a greater extent than the tooth of the spring catch which retains the runner; of a finger sleeve slidable on the rod and having a pro jection which bears constantly on the inclined face of the first said tooth, said sleeve operating to release the runner when slid downwardly by hand and a tip cup securedto the finger sleeve and operating to first release the umbrella ribs and then the runner when slid downwardly.

In testimony whereof signature.

MORRIS H. HARTZELL.

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